NASA - SPACEX Demo 2 Misson

Meet Astronauts Bob Behnken & Doug Hurley

• https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52739539

• https://wbng.com/2020/05/27/meet-douglas-hurley-the-local-astronaut/

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu4o5KgnAQM

• https://www.npr.org/2020/05/27/862025245/shuttle-veteran-leads-first-human-space-mission-launched-from-u-s-since-2011

Informational Links

What NASA Can Learn From SpaceX

General Info about the Demo-2 Mission

National Space Society 

The Planetary Society

Your Guide To Crew Dragon’s First Astronaut Flight

About the Hardware

Crew Dragon capsule

Falcon 9 rocket

Mission Plan

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52782483

https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/redefining-how-nasa-gets-space

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/26/science/spacex-nasa.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/05/how-to-watch-spacex-launch-astronauts-to-the-international-space/

Fun Things to Do

Try your hand at performing a docking maneuver

Watch live streaming of mission on NASA Live TV for free

Listen: Demo-2 Launch Music playlist - Space Center Houston

Listen: “Space Oddity” - performed by Chris Hadfield, ISS Astronaut (2013)

Make & Launch: Paper Straw Rockets - NASA-JPL

Make & Eat: Launch Party Fruit Snacks

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